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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Professional Airband Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ±0.5 p.p.m. TCXO ±1 p.p.m. (0 - 50 °C) ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz increments between 100 Hz and 100 kHz 8.33 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 25 MHz - 3 GHz 108-137 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? 25-225 MHz
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 2.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
**225-1700 MHz
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM: 0.8 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 2.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1.7-2.7 GHz
N-FM: 0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD)
2.7-3.0GHz
N-FM: 1.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity ? N-FM +/-10 kHz 60 dB
AM/S-FM +/-6 kHz 60 dB
W-FM +/-180 kHz 60 dB
?
Filters 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 Hz (300 Hz optional) 6 kHz, 15 kHz, 300 kHz ?
Receiver system Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: Main: 9 MHz, Sub: 40.455 MHz
2nd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM), Sub: 455 kHz
3rd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM)
1st: 255.3 / 744.3 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
46.35 MHz / 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2W (8 Ohm) max.@ 10% distortion (no internal speaker!) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz - 118-137 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - AM  
RF-output 200 W ? 6 W PEP, 1.8 W carrier

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12 - 16V DC 7.2 V DC (BP-288), 11.0 V DC (External DC Jack)
Current RX ? 500 mA 90-500 mA
TX ? - 1.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 201x in Japan Between 2006 and 20xx in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
203 × 30 × 228 mm
(7.99 × 1.18 × 8.98 in)
59 × 148 × 32 mm
(2.32 × 5.83 × 1.26 in)
Weight 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 384 gr (13.6 oz) with antenna and BP-288
Form factor Base Station Headless Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second 300 channels in 15 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
RS-232 and USB computer interface (19200 bps)
10.7 MHz IF OUT
Bluetooth
GPS
IP57 dust-protection and waterproof construction
2.3-inch Large High Visibility LCD
VOR Navigation Functions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FTDX005000 AOR-SR-002200 ICOM-IC-A000025NE